Word: sloane
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...chairman of the nonpartisan group, the citizens picked Spruille Braden, harddriving, blunt-talking ex-Ambassador to Argentina and former Assistant Secretary of State for Latin American affairs. Among the other members: Fleet Admiral William F. Halsey, President Thomas I. Parkinson of the Equitable Life Assurance Society, President S. Sloan Colt of the Bankers Trust...
...around the Met can really bear the thought of giving up the beautiful old house with its rich tradition. One considerable advantage of the present spot: service by two subway lines, three bus lines. Even though glossy limousines are still lined up on subscription nights, Board Chairman George A. Sloan says, "We're not really a carriage-trade house any more. Much of our audience today comes from Brooklyn and The Bronx. And that means the subways...
...best-dressed males of 1950," selected by women fashion experts, included Henry Ford II ("the young look"), Cinemactor Robert Montgomery ("the handsome look") and Henry J. Kaiser ("the executive look"). Included in the ladies' best-dressed list for the first time: Gloria Swanson, Faye Emerson and Sloan Simpson O'Dwyer...
Funds for the industrial management school were made possible by a $5,250,000 grant from the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation, Inc. Dr. Karl T. Compton, chairman of the M.I.T. corporation, stated that the idea for such a school is not new, since M.I.T. has offered courses in business and engineering administration since...
...housing and equipping the school. The rest will go for staff and maintenance. The school will have its own dean and faculty, about 500 undergraduates and graduate students. It will give courses in economics, history, applied psychology, as well as industrial technology. "Our civilization is so involved," explained Sloan. "We need people who know how to put the pieces together...